Colonial Verdigris vs Duck Green
Colonial Verdigris is a Benjamin Moore color while Duck Green comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Colonial Verdigris belongs to the green family and Duck Green to the green-grey family. With LRVs of 9 and 8, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Colonial Verdigris's green character against Duck Green's neutral — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 5.3, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Colonial Verdigris vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Colonial Verdigris and Duck Green are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Colonial Verdigris vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Colonial Verdigris on one side and Duck Green on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Colonial Verdigris comparisons
See how Colonial Verdigris stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 9), opening up a space where Colonial Verdigris encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 9, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (9 vs 6) makes Colonial Verdigris the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 9), opening up a space where Colonial Verdigris encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 9), opening up a space where Colonial Verdigris encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 9, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 9), opening up a space where Colonial Verdigris encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 9, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 9, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 9), opening up a space where Colonial Verdigris encloses it.
Colonial Verdigris reads slightly lighter (LRV 9 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 9, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (13 vs 9) makes Bancha the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 9, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 9), opening up a space where Colonial Verdigris encloses it.
Artichoke reflects far more light (LRV 21 vs 9), opening up a space where Colonial Verdigris encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 9, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 9, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 9, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 9), opening up a space where Colonial Verdigris encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (12 vs 9) makes Pewter Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 9, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 9), opening up a space where Colonial Verdigris encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (12 vs 9) makes Vintage Vogue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 9, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 9), opening up a space where Colonial Verdigris encloses it.
With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.